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Terrible lag on Samsung Galaxy tab 3.8.0 # SM-T310
Looking for help with this problem hoping I don't have to return i

Hello. I am still pretty new here but I thought this would be the right place to come for help.
I have the Samsung Galaxy tablet 3.8.0 WiFi only #SM-T310 for about a month now and the more I use it, the more I am noticing a lag in it. It is happening when I am changing views and on the internet. It is especially bad when I need to comment on something. I seem to have to either wait a while for the comment box to open or I have to tap on the "comment" or msg. tag 2 or 3 times to get it to open.
Does anyone else have this problem and is there a way to fix this?
I just contacted TigerDirect, where I bought it from and got a RGA number that is good for 30 days. I wanted to be sure that I made the request before my original 30 days was up and I was stuck with this.
Any comments would be helpful.

Thanks.

Beehindblueyes

Beehindblueyes

"There are only two refuges from the miseries of life, Music and Cats." ~ Albert Schweitzer

Hi Bart, thanks for answering. This tab is new. I've only had it for a month and I immediately put a 64sd card in it. I have not downloaded many apps or too much data yet. I'm still learning how to use it. This is my first tablet. What is really annoying is that sometimes I have to tap the screen 2 or 3 times to get it to do what I want. I put the task mgr on the home page so I remember to see whats going on in the background when I have a problem.

Beehindblueyes

"There are only two refuges from the miseries of life, Music and Cats." ~ Albert Schweitzer

Just turned off smartscreen so maybe I'll see a boost. Glad I read this post.

Now if I can only get things to save by default to the ext microSD I'll be really happy.

You've probably already found the setting, but I'll add the info to the thread.

-Settings

-Device Category

-Display

-Features Category

-Smart screen

-Disable both options

This feature never worked anyway. Not sure if it is because I wear glasses or what, but I would like to get it to work to at least try it.

Oh, for those using tapatalk I have the apk for version 2.4.13 that I transferred from my ancient phone. It works beautifully compared to what is in the play store. May be some bugs as my phone is running Android 2.3.5 but I haven't found anything yet.